Head-to-Head Comparison

ClockShark Alternative for Electrical Contractors

ClockShark is a full field-service time clock with scheduling, geofencing and native apps. FieldTimesheet does less on purpose: clean hours from your crew, a line about what got done, and invoices your customers don't fight. Month to month, no contract.

ClockShark is a well-known time clock for construction and field service crews. Its pricing page lists GPS tracking, drag and drop scheduling, geofencing, task checklists and native iOS and Android apps, with time off and mileage tracking on the Pro plan. If you dispatch crews from a schedule every morning, that is a real set of tools.

The question for an electrical shop billing T&M is narrower. When the customer asks what three electricians did for two days, can you hand them a record they can follow? Hours alone do not answer that. Hours with a line about the work do: Thu 7:02a to 3:48p, pulled and terminated circuits 12 to 18, second-floor east wing.

FieldTimesheet is built around that line. At clock-out the electrician writes one sentence about the work, and that note goes onto a customer billing packet with the date, who worked, hours, your bill rate and the amount. What you pay your electricians never appears on it.

Below is a straight comparison using ClockShark's own pricing and integrations pages, checked October 12, 2026. Where ClockShark does more, the table says so.

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

Contract Term

FieldTimesheet

Month to month or annual. Cancel anytime.

ClockShark

ClockShark's pricing page states a three-year contract term applies to all pricing plans.

Crew Work Notes

FieldTimesheet

Clock-out asks what got done. Recent notes can be reused when a job carries over.

ClockShark

Job and task tracking with task checklists. Notes and documents can be attached to scheduled jobs.

Customer Billing Packet

FieldTimesheet

Printable packet per job: date, who, what was done, hours, bill rate, amount. Cost rates never appear.

ClockShark

Timesheets and labor cost reports for the office. No customer-facing billing packet listed on the pricing page.

QuickBooks Online

FieldTimesheet

Connect QuickBooks Online and click Sync to send completed entries as time activities. One way, from FieldTimesheet to QuickBooks.

ClockShark

Integrations with QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online for payroll, plus ADP and other payroll platforms.

Scheduling

FieldTimesheet

Not included.

ClockShark

Drag and drop scheduling and draft schedules on every plan.

GPS

FieldTimesheet

GPS recorded with the clock-in and clock-out punches only. No all-day tracking and no geofence.

ClockShark

GPS tracking on every plan. Geofencing is described on the Standard plan.

Mobile Clock

FieldTimesheet

Clock page opens in the phone's browser on iPhone or Android. Nothing to install from an app store.

ClockShark

Native iOS and Android apps, plus the website.

No Signal

FieldTimesheet

A punch tapped with no signal is saved on the phone with the time it was tapped and uploads the next time the clock page is open with signal.

ClockShark

Not described on the pricing page.

Time Off and Mileage

FieldTimesheet

Not included.

ClockShark

PTO and mileage tracking on the Pro plan.

Pricing Model

FieldTimesheet

Starter $39/mo for up to 3 workers. Crew $99/mo for up to 10, then $8 per extra worker. Same features on both.

ClockShark

Base fee plus a per-user fee. Standard $42/mo + $9.50/user, Pro $63/mo + $11.50/user.

Pricing Comparison

FieldTimesheet

$99/mo for a 10-person crew, month to month

  • Starter: $39/month or $390/year, up to 3 workers
  • Crew: $99/month, up to 10 workers
  • $8/month per worker beyond 10
  • Same features on both plans
  • No contract. Cancel anytime.
  • 14-day free trial, no credit card required
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ClockShark

$137/mo for 10 users on Standard ($42 + 10 x $9.50), three-year term

  • •Standard: $42/month base + $9.50 per user
  • •Pro: $63/month base + $11.50 per user
  • •Example, 10 users on Standard: $42 + $95 = $137/month
  • •Example, 10 users on Pro: $63 + $115 = $178/month
  • •Pricing page: a three-year contract term applies to all plans
  • •Billed only for active users, prorated by day
  • •14-day free trial with Pro features, no credit card
  • •Prices as shown on clockshark.com/pricing, checked October 12, 2026

Which One Is Right for You?

Choose FieldTimesheet if...

  • You bill T&M and customers ask what the hours were for
  • You want the crew's own note about the work on the invoice backup
  • You would rather not sign a multi-year software contract
  • You run 1 to 10 electricians and want a flat monthly price
  • QuickBooks Online is where your time activities need to land

Choose ClockShark if...

  • You dispatch crews from a daily schedule and want it in the same app
  • You need geofencing, PTO or mileage tracking
  • You want native iOS and Android apps
  • You run payroll through ADP or QuickBooks Desktop
  • A three-year term is acceptable for the features you need

Our Verdict

ClockShark covers more ground: scheduling, geofencing, time off, mileage and native apps. If you run your day from a dispatch board, it is built for that, and FieldTimesheet is not.

FieldTimesheet is narrower. It gets the hours and a line about the work from each electrician, then turns that into a billing packet a customer can read. If your problem is T&M invoices that get questioned, that is the part that matters.

The other difference is commitment. ClockShark's pricing page states a three-year contract term on all plans. FieldTimesheet is month to month or annual, and you can cancel anytime. Run a real week on the free trial, print the billing packet for one job, and decide from that.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is if your main job for the software is clean hours and invoice backup a customer can follow. Each clock-out carries a short note about the work, and the billing packet shows date, who worked, what was done, hours, your bill rate and the amount. It is not a replacement if you depend on ClockShark's scheduling, geofencing, PTO or mileage tracking, which FieldTimesheet does not have.

ClockShark's pricing page, checked October 12, 2026, states that a contract term of three years applies to all pricing plans. Confirm the current terms with ClockShark before you sign. FieldTimesheet has no contract: monthly or annual billing, and you can cancel anytime.

At the prices shown on ClockShark's pricing page on October 12, 2026, Standard is $42 per month plus $9.50 per user, so 10 users is $137 per month. Pro is $63 plus $11.50 per user, or $178 per month for 10 users. FieldTimesheet's Crew plan is $99 per month for up to 10 workers, and Starter is $39 per month for up to 3.

There is no import tool. You add your active jobs and invite your electricians by email, which takes a few minutes for a small shop. Each electrician opens the invite, sets a password and can clock in the same day.

FieldTimesheet connects to QuickBooks Online. You click Sync on the Time page to send completed entries as time activities. It is one way, from FieldTimesheet to QuickBooks. QuickBooks Desktop and ADP are not supported. You can also use the CSV export and printed reports without QuickBooks.

No. GPS is recorded with the clock-in and clock-out punches only. There is no all-day tracking and no geofence. The point is to document the work, not to watch the crew.

Next Step

See What Your Customer Would Get

The billing packet is the part ClockShark does not list: date, who worked, what was done, hours, bill rate and amount, with the crew's own notes. Look at a sample before you start a trial, then compare plans.

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